&male; Schuyler

What does Schuyler mean?

Schuyler as a boys' name (also used as girls' name Schuyler) is pronounced SKY-ler. It is of Danish origin, and the meaning of Schuyler is "scholar, protection". The Dutch settlers brought the name to America in the 17th century. The homonym Skyler is steadily used. Skylar is the preferred spelling for girls.

Variations

How popular is Schuyler?

Schuyler is an unusual first name for men but a very prominent surname for all people (#8923 out of 150436, Top 6%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Schuyler reached its top rank of #938 in the U.S. in 1991, but is not ranked at the moment. (2016 BIRTH STATISTICS)

Which version is better?

Schyler, Skye, Skylar(#761 FROM RECENT DATA), Skyler(#414) and Skylor are the prominent variation forms of Schuyler ranked in the Top 2000. These relations of Schuyler were popular 18 years ago (AVERAGE #1138) and are now significantly less widespread (#1529, ▼54%).